Straggly Bluebonnets

Glen Rose, Texas

Weather: low 65 degrees, high 80 degrees, partly clear skies, windy

In last night's post, I mentioned that the electricity to the park was off, and as a result, there was no water for showers. The park has a well, rather than being hooked up to a public water system. The well was not running last night since there was no electricity. As a result, we didn't have water for showers. Boo hoo. No showers last night. Instead, we took a pan bath, and I'm here to tell you that it was a poor substitute for a nice, hot shower. The power came back on about 0500 hours this morning, and promptly went back off about five minutes later. When we left about 1030 hours, the electricity was still off. I can't imagine what could have caused a problem that left the electricity off for that long. Luckily for us, it was cool last night, so we didn't miss the air conditioning.

The trip over to Glen Rose from Waco was uneventful, and we were able to enjoy the beautiful countryside. There are still plenty of wild flowers around, and we always enjoy seeing them. The only kind of flowers we missed seeing was bluebonnets. We've seen very few bluebonnets this spring, and it's probably because I was working when their best viewing time came and went.

We arrived in Glen Rose about 1230 hours. As we were setting up, our neighbor came over to introduce herself and offer any help we might need. She and her husband have been here for the last three months as he has been working in an outage at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station. They will be leaving on Thursday and heading back to their home in Arkansas. Once we were set up and water was heated, we hit the shower. Ahhh, that's better.

As we were looking around the park, we noticed a few straggly bluebonnets. Oh, well. A few straggly bluebonnets is better than no bluebonnets.

We have lab work early in the morning and doctor appointments in the afternoon. Once we see the doctor, we'll know whether we'll have to stay longer. I'm having a problem with one of my wrists, and the doctor will probably refer me to another doctor. So, I think we can see how this might go. One doctor leads to another doctor leads to.......

More later, be safe.

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